HER MAJESTY, HIS ROYALTY

EPISODE 4: DREAMS, PLEASE RESPECT BOUNDARIES!

"Evly! I didn't know you came to the gym," Mshell said, approaching Evly, who was running on the treadmill.

Evly turned her head to the side while still running. She saw Mshell standing beside her, shirtless and dripping with sweat, with a face towel on his shoulder. Suddenly, Evly lost her balance from the glance and fell flat on the floor. As her back hit the ground, she realized the embarrassing situation she was in and felt too ashamed to stand up.

"Need some help, princess?" Mshell said, stretching his hands out to her, directly above her, still shirtless and sweating. Evly didn't say a word for a minute, and slowly, drips of his sweat fell on her.

"Evly! Are you okay?" he asked. She suddenly grabbed his hands, pushing him towards her, and she kissed him.

Mshell was stunned but then gave in to the kiss. After a few seconds, Evly realized what she had done and stared at Mshell, confused by the unexpected turn of events. However, Mshell pushed her back and kissed her, assuring her, as his hands ran through her waist and towards her hips.

"Princess Evly! Princess Evly!" Kaniz called out while tapping me.

"Stop calling me princess!" I yelled out, still half-asleep.

"Um... what should I call you, then, your highness?" Kaniz asked. That was when I woke up.

Kaniz immediately realized that I was sleep-talking.

"Good morning, your highness. I hope you had a wonderful sleep. Today, classes will officially begin, and you might be late if you don't get up now," Kaniz stated.

Damnit! Classes were officially starting today, and I was having a weird dream!! There is definitely something wrong with me.

Kaniz had already prepared my bath, and the carriage was ready. I quickly got ready, and Kaniz drove me to class.

Fortunately, I arrived just before the first class started. One of the things Crowns Academy does not mess with is student attendance; it's very important, and most times the castle servants are blamed for the absence of the royal they are in charge of.

"What are we doing this evening for games night?" Hayley jumped at me out of nowhere.

"Jesus Christ, Hayley! You scared me," I said out loud, startled.

"Oh, sorry, princess! You seemed so lost in thought. Care to share what's on your mind?" she asked.

She was right. We had just finished our 5th lesson, and I was getting ready for a break, which I normally spend in the library. But for some reason, I was deep in my thoughts. But I couldn't possibly tell her that I was having a weird dream about a guy that likes her.

"Did someone just say game night? Oh no, that's today. I dread those lousy events," Jane said, saving me from coming up with some lie to avoid Hayley's question. She had just come from Mello and Hayley's class, holding the latest audition of TATBIEL, one of theepurplebutterfly's novel series.

"Is that TATBIEL?" I asked out loud, almost yelling when she came closer.

"Shushhhh! Evly, keep it down. You don't want the novel gang to attack me," Jane said, hurriedly covering my mouth with her hand. The novel gang at Crowns Academy was quite feisty.

"Don't worry, I'll let you read it, okay?" Jane said, releasing her hand from my mouth.

At Crowns, classes were divided into four: Science, Technical, Commercial, and Arts. Jane and I were in Science class, and Mello, Carlos, and Hayley were in Technical, which had mostly boys. Mshell was in Arts.

"So are you coming for the game night?" Hayley asked. At this point, I doubted she was even asking a question.

"Of course, I'll be there, though. I'll be with Mello," Jane replied, but Hayley was still waiting for my answer, not that it even mattered.